* Robert Millan (zeratul2@wanadoo.es) wrote: > On Fri, Jul 23, 2004 at 08:58:48PM +0200, Kurt Roeckx wrote: > > DEB_HOST_ARCH=amd64 > > DEB_HOST_GNU_CPU=x86_64 > > > This are the correct values. > > How do you determine when a value is correct? All I have seen so far are > arbitrary marketing decisions. Funny, the tech ctte ruled on it, with quite a few reasons outlined in their ruling. You might read it sometime. I'm mildly amused that you feel their decision is an 'arbitrary marketing decision'. > > This is also what the official dpkg > > returns since a few days ago. > > After all the hassle with the dpkg maintainers and the technical comitte, I'd > have never expected the amd64 porters to defend a naming scheme based on what > official dpkg returns. The point is that it returns what it does now because of the technical committee ruling and the desire of the porters. > > DEB_HOST_GNU_CPU is the the GNU tools use. They use x86_64 on > > The GNU tools (i.e. config.sub) accept both, so it's not an issue. The kernel also uses x86_64, as I recall. Certainly this is the arrangement that works and is being used currently. I see no justification for changing it. Stephen
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